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OKLAHOMA CITY – Megan Betsa’s four-hit shutout and Tera Blanco’s two-run double in the sixth inning powered No. 2 Michigan to a 2-0 victory over No. 10 LSU in game four of the 2016 Women’s College World Series, Friday evening at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. Box Score | Quotes (Michigan / LSU) Betsa (28-3) struck […]

For those who find trans-racialism too pedestrian, a Finnish researcher has attempted to outline a moral case for “trans-ageism,” publishing a paper in support of those who would legally change their age to match their “identity.” Joona Räsänen claims that there are three situations in which trans-ageism is acceptable – though his reasoning raises more […]

Karl Lagerfeld, who died on Tuesday at age 85, was a fashion icon and a talented designer. But his accomplished career is only one side of a complicated man. There are lots of places where you can read about what Lagerfeld’s influence on the fashion world, his celebrity admirers, and his endearing devotion to his […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4 is getting two Fantastic Four-themed suits today in its latest patch – the Bombastic Bag-Man Suit and Future Foundation Suit. Announced by the PlayStation Blog, Marvel and Insomniac are celebrating Spider-Man’s connection with the Fantastic Four that dates all the way back to 1963’s Amazing Spider-Man #1, where “our rookie wall […]

A Swedish lawmaker of Somalian origin has sparked outrage after she put forward the idea of establishing an “equality data” register that would collect information on people’s race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. People in Sweden may, in the future, have to register on a special database called “equality data” where they would need to specify […]

January and February seem like never-ending months. By the third week of the new year, December really does feel like it happened last year — as in, way back in the past, you know, before January came along and stomped on it. Then February makes an appearance, reminding you there are still weeks to go […]

While everything may be awesome in the LEGO universe, things aren’t as great in the real world. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part brought in an estimated $34.4 million during its opening weekend according to Box Office Mojo. That’s about half of what the original LEGO Movie earned during its $69 million opening weekend […]

The suspected leader of a group of smugglers who were busted trying to send 400kg of cocaine to Russia from Argentina was neither a diplomat nor an employee of any embassy, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. “We have sifted through all archives, all of them. We talked to all HR managers, with heads of […]

Update 2/15: Fresh Prince of Bel Air star Alfonso Ribeiro’a lawsuit against Fortnite for the inclusion of the famous “Carlton Dance” in the battle royale game has hit a major snag, as the U.S. Copyright Office has called into question his attempts to copyright the dance. In a letter posted by The Hollywood Reporter, Saskia Florence […]

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters to coastal Maine are better suited for the hockey rink. Green crabs from Nova Scotia are the same species as their cousins that already inhabit Maine waters, but are ornerier and angrier, threatening to accelerate harm to the […]